Sale destin (1987)
Directed by Sylvain Madigan

Drama
aka: Rotten Fate!

Film Synopsis

François, a butcher, leads a double life.  Unbeknown to his boring wife, he has fallen in love with a prostitute named Rachel.  The latter's pimp, Denis, decides to blackmail François with some incriminating photographs.  François has no intention of paying up, so he enlists the help of one of his relatives to murder the cynical blackmailer.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Sylvain Madigan
  • Script: Sylvain Madigan, Michel Wichegrod, Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Patrick Blossier
  • Music: Pascal Arroyo
  • Cast: Victor Lanoux (François Marboni), Pauline Lafont (Rachel), Jacques Penot (Alexandre Ragueneau), Marie Laforêt (Marthe Marboni), Michel Aumont (L'inspecteur Marchandon), Martin Lamotte (Denis), Jean-François Stévenin (Djebel Zanera), Aurelle Doazan (Estelle Marboni), Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (Thibaud), Claude Chabrol (Le commissaire), Charlotte de Turckheim (La prostituée), Patrick Braoudé (Le commis), Jeanne Herviale (La grand-mère d'Alexandre), Benoît Ferreux (Un tueur), Bernard Marcellin (L'associé de Denis), Yves Benoît (Le client de la boucherie), Mohamed Camara, Eric Denize, Sherif Bourahla, Isabelle Mergault
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Rotten Fate!

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